Modules

Languages are a central component of your study of International Business Studies, with language modules comprising about a third of the bachelor degree and a sixth of the master’s degree overall. Students take English as their first foreign language and either French or Spanish as the second foreign language. For the bachelor programme, you can study French or Spanish from scratch while eight years of school English are a prerequisite for the study of the English component. For the master’s programme, both languages are taught at a very advanced level, starting at C1 for French and Spanish and C2 for English.  

Our courses are tailored to the special requirements of IBS students with a focus on language for international business that supports you during your study of IBS, for study abroad, as well as preparing you for the international workplace.

Modules

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Modulname Semester ECTS
M.IBS.1813 English I & II WiSe/SoSe 10
M.IBS.1823 Français I & II

oder

M.IBS.1833 Español I & II
WiSe/SoSe 10

3. Semester

ModulnameSemesterECTS
M.IBS.2813 English III
K2813-1 Focus on Oral Fluency
K2813-2 Writing Skills for Academic and Business Purposes

WS5
M.IBS.2823 Francais III

K2823-1 Correspondance commercial
K2823-2 Approfondissement grammatical


oder

M.IBS.2833 Español III
K2833-01 Gramática y redacción
K2833-02 Solicitudes y presentaciones

WS5

4. Semester

ModulnameSemesterECTS
M.IBS.2814 English IV

K2814-1 Writing for Business Communication
K2814-2 Text Analysis and Academic Writing for Business and Economics

WS5
M.IBS.2824 Francais IV

La vie de l´entreprise



oder

M.IBS.2834 Español IV

Correspondencia Comercial

WS5

5. Semester

6. Semester

ModulnameSemesterECTS
M.IBS.2815 English V

Business model generation and academic presentations

SS5
M.IBS.2825 Francais V

L´économie des régions françaises



oder

M.IBS.2835 Creación de Empresa

Creación de la empresa

SS5

Wintersemester

ModulnameSemesterECTS

K4817 English I

WS5

K4827 Français I

oder

K4837 Español I
WS5

Sommersemester

ModulnameSemesterECTS

K4818 English II

 

SS5

K4828 Français II

oder

K4838 Español II

SS5

Language learning links

Your study of English, Spanish or French for IBS will keep you busy, but there are many possibilities for autonomous language learning to further develop your knowledge of a language, sharpen your skills and focus on weak spots. You will find further opportunities to practise your English, Spanish and French at the University of Paderborn, for example at the

Language Centre

, in the departments for English and American Studies and Romance Languages as well as in various clubs and societies. You’ll find a list

here

.

For personal advice on how you can further work on your language skills, please speak to your current language teachers.